Skyler's Quilt

Well, I am about 1/3 of the way done on this. I think the hard part is over. I just need to buy one more color for the edging and then the batting, sandwich it together, sew it and put the ties in. I think it is looking pretty nice!

I did it!

Tonight I went for a run. It's not the first time that I have gone on one; but it is the first time that it didn't hurt, that I was loving it and just kept running until I was done. It was the farthest I have ever run in my life and the longest I have ever run in my life and the fastest!!! I ran 12 minute miles and I am so proud of myself!!!!! My exercise boot camp has done such wonderful things for me! I am so grateful I was able to sign up for it and so excited at the way my body is improving physically.

Pumpkin Carving 2008

I think this is the first year that Lily got to carve pumpkins with us. She saw the inside of the pumpkin and said, ewwwh, what's that smell?! We had a lot of fun and everyone had a completely different looking jack o lantern. Skyler was a little disappointed that we didn't bake the pumpkin seeds so that we could eat them, but, I told him we could buy some ready to eat at the store if he really wanted to eat some.

Fall!!!

The beauty of fall

I love fall. I don't know if I have said it before or not, but it is my favorite season! This tree in our backyard is my favorite! It is still small, but this is the first year it has really turned this beautiful shade of red that I am loving. A lot of trees have lost their leaves, but my little maple is holding on to those garnet red leaves like nobody's business! Yesterday I left in the morning for a few hours. When I was leaving, I stopped at the stop sign across from our walking trail along the creek and saw this huge tree just dropping leaves like crazy. I have never seen a tree just drop leaves like that before without the help of the wind. It was wonderful and amazing. I am so glad that I got to see it. When I came back, I looked over at it to see how it was doing and it was completely naked! When I left, it had most of its leaves still attached, when I came home, they were all gone! Amazing! On another note; I'm tired.

Pumpkin Night at Peter Sarpy

We went to the Pumpkin Night at school last night and the kids got to paint pumpkins. They had a great time. I wasn't around when they painted the pumpkins, I was volunteering, but I left them in the capable hands of Chuck and he not only helped them paint their pumpkins, he did a little face making on their hands, which they were oh so happy to show off to me! The pumpkins looked great, Lily made a scary mama pumpkin (not sure where that one came from) and Skyler painted his with a scary face. They had a blast. Up next, pumpkin carving tomorrow night!

Halloween Paper Cutting

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